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Each movie is different because each audience is different. You're not dictated by what they tell you to do. You're more dictated by seeing symptoms of things you didn't intend, and how you can fix those symptoms.
Jon M. Chu
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Jon M. Chu
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: November 2
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Palo Alto
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Jonathan Murray Chu
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